diff --git a/DB.py b/DB.py
index 86932bc..9254742 100644
--- a/DB.py
+++ b/DB.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-DB_type = "plaintext"#"plaintext" or "mondoDB"
-
+DB_type = "plaintext"  # "plaintext" or future backends
 
 if DB_type == "plaintext":
-	from database import Database
-elif DB_type == "mondoDB":#not yet implemented
-	from database import Database#hue
+    from database import Database
+elif DB_type == "mondoDB":  # legacy placeholder; not implemented
+    from database import Database
 else:
-	import sys
-	print "Unsupported database type \"%s\"" % DB_type
-	sys.exit()
\ No newline at end of file
+    import sys
+    print('Unsupported database type "%s"' % DB_type)
+    sys.exit(1)